Denmark vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural area over the long-term
Denmark
2.61 million hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.81 million hectares
in 2025
Denmark rank
105th
Sri Lanka rank
104th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Denmark
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.81 million hectares against 2.61 million hectares in Denmark, a difference of 201,600 hectares.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 38 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.50 million hectares | 239,280 hectares | 1.26 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1100s | 2.07 million hectares | 261,775 hectares | 1.81 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1200s | 2.00 million hectares | 282,114 hectares | 1.72 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1300s | 1.82 million hectares | 264,590 hectares | 1.55 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1400s | 1.30 million hectares | 244,329 hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1500s | 1.58 million hectares | 251,792 hectares | 1.32 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1600s | 1.61 million hectares | 299,691 hectares | 1.31 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1700s | 1.76 million hectares | 339,340 hectares | 1.42 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1710s | 1.71 million hectares | 339,002 hectares | 1.37 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1720s | 1.65 million hectares | 330,169 hectares | 1.32 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1730s | 1.60 million hectares | 321,519 hectares | 1.27 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1740s | 1.53 million hectares | 313,047 hectares | 1.22 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1750s | 1.47 million hectares | 304,748 hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1760s | 1.47 million hectares | 296,618 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1770s | 1.45 million hectares | 288,652 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1780s | 1.44 million hectares | 280,845 hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1790s | 1.42 million hectares | 273,194 hectares | 1.15 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1800s | 1.40 million hectares | 265,692 hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1810s | 1.47 million hectares | 258,335 hectares | 1.21 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1.53 million hectares | 251,118 hectares | 1.27 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1.63 million hectares | 277,194 hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1840s | 1.68 million hectares | 376,729 hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1.79 million hectares | 647,248 hectares | 1.15 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.96 million hectares | 787,688 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1870s | 2.10 million hectares | 868,350 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1880s | 2.22 million hectares | 878,341 hectares | 1.34 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1890s | 2.34 million hectares | 943,105 hectares | 1.40 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1900s | 2.50 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1910s | 2.69 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2.96 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1930s | 3.11 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 1.78 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1940s | 3.17 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 1.76 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1950s | 3.11 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1960s | 3.07 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2.94 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 568,910 hectares | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2.84 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 512,925 hectares | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.72 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 386,079 hectares | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.67 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | 238,665 hectares | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 107,868 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.62 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares | 195,395 hectares | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Denmark or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.81 million hectares against 2.61 million hectares in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 201,600 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Denmark ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.